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1.Theperimeterofaequilateraltriangleandregularhexagonareequal.Findouttheratiooftheirareas?
a.3:2
b.2:3
c.1:6

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d.6:1
CorrectOption:b

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Explanation:
Letthesideoftheequilateraltriangle=aunitsandsideoftheregularhexagonisbunits.
a
2
Giventhat,3a = 6b =
b
1
3 2 3 3 2
Nowratiooftheareasofequilateraltriangleandhexagon=
a :
b
4
2
3
3 2 3 2

(2) :
(1)
4
2
2: 3

2.Whatistheremainderof(32^31^301)whenitisdividedby9?
a.3
b.5
c.2
d.1
Correctoption:b
Explanation:
Seesolvedexample6here
32 31

301

5 31

301

Eulertotienttheoremsaysthat

( )( )
( )
1

(n) = n 1

Now(9) = 9 1

1
3

1
b

[ ]
a ( n )
n

=1
Rem

. . . heren = a p. b q. . .

=6

Therefore,5 whendividedby9remainder1.
Now

31 301
6

= 1 301 = 1

So31 301canbewrittenas6k+1

( ) .5
(5 ) .5 = 1 .5 = 5
=

5 31
5 31

301

301

= 56

K 1

6 K 1

3.Whichofthefollowingnumbersmustbeaddedto5678togiveareminder35whendividedby460?
a.980
b.797
c.955
d.618
Correctoption:b
Explanation:
Letxbethenumbertobeaddedto5678.
Whenyoudivide5678+xby460theremainder=35.
Therefore,5678+x=460k+35herekissomequotient.
5643+xshouldexactlydivisibleby460.
Nowfromthegivenoptionsx=797.

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4.Agirlenteredastoreandboughtxflowersforydollars(xandyareintegers).Whenshewasabouttoleave,the
clerksaid,Ifyoubuy10moreflowersIwillgiveyouallfor$2,andyouwillsave80centsadozen.Thevaluesofx
andyare:
a.(15,1)
b.(10,1)
c.(5,1)
d.Cannotbedeterminedfromthegiveninformation.
Correctoption:c
Explanation:
Givensheboughtxflowersforydollars.
So1flowercost=

y
x

12flowersor1dozencost=

12y
x

Again,x+10cost=2dollars
1flowercost=

2
10 + x

12flowersor1dozencost=

2 12
24
=
10 + x
10 + x

Giventhatthisnewdozencostis80centsor4/5dollarlessthanoriginalcost.

12y
24
4

=
x
10 + x
5

Fromthegivenoptions,csatisfiesthis.

5.Ifanumberisdividedby357theremainderis5,whatwillbetheremainderifthenumberisdividedby17?
a.9
b.3
c.5
d.7
Correctoption:c
Explanation:
Let N bethegivennumber.
N = 357k + 5=17 21k + 5
Ifthisnumberisdividedby17remainderis5as357kisexactlydividedby17.

6.Inhowmanypossiblewayscanwrite3240asaproductof3positiveintegersa,bandc.
a.450
b.420
c.350
d.320
Correctoption:
Explanation:
3450 = 2 3 3 4 5 1 = a b c
Wehavetodistributethree2'stoa,b,cin 3 + 3 1C 3 1 = 5C 2 = 10ways
Wehavetodistributefour3'stoa,b,cin 3 + 4 1C 3 1 = 6C 2 = 15ways
Wehavetodistributeone5toa,b,cin3ways.
Totalways=10 15 3 = 450ways.

7.OndoorAItleadstofreedom
OndoorBItleadstoGhosthouse
OndoorCdoorBleadstoGhosthouse
Thestatementwrittenononeofthedoorsiswrong.
Identifywhichdoorleadstofreedom.
a.A
b.B
c.C
d.None
Correctoption:c
Explanation:
Case1:A,Baretrue.Inthiscase,StatementCalsocorrect.Socontradiction.
Case2:B,Caretrue.Inthiscase,BleadstoghosthouseandCconfirmsit.NowAiswrong.SodoorAdoesnot

leadtofreedom.SoDoorCleadstofreedom.

8.Inthegivenfigure,Ifthesumofthevaluesalongeachsideisequal.Findthepossiblevaluesa,b,c,d,e,andf.

a.9,7,20,16,6,38
b.4,9,10,13,16,38
c.4,7,20,13,6,38
d.4,7,20,16,6,33
Correctoption:c
Explanation:
Fromtheabovetable,42+a+b=47+e.Therefore,a+b=5+e.Optiona,bruledout.
47+e=15+f.Therefore,32+e=f.Optiondruledout.
4menthrowadieeachsimultaneously.Findtheprobabilitythatatleast2peoplegetthesamenumber
a.5/18
b.13/18
c.1/36
d.1/2

9.70,54,45,41.Whatisthenextnumberinthegivenseries?
a.35
b.36
c.38
d.40
Correctoption:d
Explanation:
Consecutivesquaresaresubtractedfromthenumbers.
7054=16
5445=9
4541=4
Sonextwehavetosubtract1.Soanswer=411=40

10.Howmanypositiveintegerslessthan500canbeformedusingthenumbers1,2,3,and5fordigits,eachdigit
beingusedonlyonce.
a.52
b.68
c.66
d.34
Correctoption:
Explanation:
Singledigitnumber=4
Doubledigitnumber=4 3=12
Threedigitnumbers=3 3 2=18( IfHundred'splaceis5,thenthenumberisgreaterthan500)
Total=34.

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jayanthraman adayago

frmex10
canuexplainmethegivenbelow.hw2willcome.
Threedigitnumbers=332=18(IfHundred'splaceis5,thenthenumberisgreaterthan
500)

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jayanthraman adayago

sir,canuexplainmethe2ndquestionineasymanner.
32^31^301=5^31^301hwitbecameequal.ifwewriting2^5thenwtabt2.

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PrabinKumar 3daysago

ithinkansofquestionno7shouldbenonebecause
1stCase:if'A'iswrong,thenanswerisnone
2ndcase:if'B'isconsideredaswrong,thenobviously'C'iscorrect,whichtellsthat"DoorBleads
toghostHouse".Butweconsidered"Bdoesn'tleadtoghosthouse".Both'B'&'C'contradictsthis
assumption.Hence,'B'&'C'cannotbewrong.Only'A'canbewrong.Soanswer:None

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SimeshChaudhari>PrabinKumar 2daysago

metooagrywithu....
plzanyoneclearifyus.....

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sree 5daysago

sir,canuplzexplain6questnansragain.ididn'tgethow3+31c31comes

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Jayaraj 7daysago

ThereisTCSplacementon2ndDecember.ButIhavenotyetgottenhallticketandtestlocation.
Hasanyonewhoappliedgothallticket?

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SimeshChaudhari>Jayaraj 2daysago

SamehereasNavaGaneshsaid.....

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NavaGanesh>Jayaraj 6daysago

Notyet..butgotamailthatyouwillgethalltktshortly(fromcareers)

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Annu 8daysago

Now(9)=9(113)=6
Therefore,56whendividedby9remainder1.
Now313016=1301=1
iunderstandallsteps....buthowweget5^6...wehave5^31^301....thenhow5^6directlycomes
there??

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NavaGanesh 10daysago

3450=233451=abc
Wehavetodistributethree2'stoa,b,cin3+31C31=5C2=10ways
Wehavetodistributefour3'stoa,b,cin3+41C31=6C2=15ways
Wehavetodistributeone5toa,b,cin3ways.
ididn'tgetitsomeonehelpme
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AnkitPathak 10daysago

Sir,MostofthequestionsthatIseeonthispagehavebeenaskedinTCS2yearsbackas
writtenonm4mathsandotherwebsiteswhichmeansthatQuestionsarerepeated
Sir,Arethesequestionsaskedintcsrecentlyorisitjustthesolutionsthatyouhavepostedof
theoldquestions??

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RamakrishnaSalagrama

Admin >AnkitPathak 10daysago

Questionsaregettingrepeatedoratleastmodels.

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UDAYSARKAR 12daysago

IThinkthewayyouaregoing,thissitewillbeamarkableexampleinthefieldofplacement
preparationatgraduationlevel.
A.Ican'tgetit.Howyoureachthisconclusion.
B.Canyoutellmesometechniquetoconvertsuchequation.
***Ihavealreadyseenallofyourreferences.

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RamakrishnaSalagrama

Admin >UDAYSARKAR 11daysago

A.32=(9x3+5)whenthisisdividedby9,remainderis0+5=5
B.When31^301isdividedby6,remainderis1.So31^301=6k+1forsomek.Hope
youunderstand.+1thisarticle!

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McClane>RamakrishnaSalagrama 8daysago

whatistheroleofB(+1)herepleaseclarify?

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UDAYSARKAR>RamakrishnaSalagrama 11daysago

Thankyouverymuchforthisclarification.

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